Please review my basket!

[GinG]

Morning all,

Please can you review and critique my basket…budget is no more than £1000.

Can I do better or is this a solid build for 1440p Arc Raiders/BF6?

Thanks

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x Sapphire B650M-E (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05695) = £99.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Infinity 3 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-PAL-04920) = £379.99
• 1 x Aerocool Integrator Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-23S-AE) = £79.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Team Group Z44A7 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02623) = £74.99

Total: £1,030.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[freddie64]

I would get a better PSU with a longer warranty, think the Aerocool only has 2 years.

Maybe get a 9060 XT and that will allow you to get a better PSU and motherboard.

A bit over your £1000 budget, but £5 cheaper than your list.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £329.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05690) = £139.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £54.99
• 1 x Team Group Z44A7 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02623) = £74.99

Total: £1,037.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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EDIT​

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Price of the 9060 XT is dropping to £300 later today and may be some other stuff, so keep an eye on the sales. ​

 

[GinG]

I would get a better PSU with a longer warranty, think the Aerocool only has 2 years.

Maybe get a 9060 XT and that will allow you to get a better PSU and motherboard.

A bit over your £1000 budget, but £5 cheaper than your list.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £329.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Sapphire Nitro+ B850M WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05690) = £139.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £54.99
• 1 x Team Group Z44A7 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02623) = £74.99

Total: £1,037.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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EDIT​

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Price of the 9060 XT is dropping to £300 later today and may be some other stuff, so keep an eye on the sales. ​

Thanks for that…just wondering if the 5060ti is the better card to go for regardless? What do you think?

I could get away with just buying the bits that are at risk of skyrocketing in price such as the SSD, Ram and gpu and hold off a little bit on the other bits?

 

[hornetstinger]

Get 2TB NVME, 1TB is pointless

 

[freddie64]

Thanks for that…just wondering if the 5060ti is the better card to go for regardless? What do you think?

Don't know much about the new Nvidia cards but looking at a couple of reviews it's a bit more powerful and has DLSS, It's up to you though if you think it is worth £80 more than a 9060 XT.

I could get away with just buying the bits that are at risk of skyrocketing in price such as the SSD, Ram and gpu and hold off a little bit on the other bits?

If you are going to do this then get a 2TB drive as suggested by hornetstinger.

 

[Tetras]

Thanks for that…just wondering if the 5060ti is the better card to go for regardless? What do you think?

All depends on price. If you don't need nvidia for some reason (e.g. games that strongly prefer it, or CUDA), then a 9060 XT 16GB at £300 and a 5060 Ti at £380, the nvidia card loses. I'm also a lot happier paying £300 (or near) for cards of this performance level than closer to £400.

 

[GinG]

@Tetras @freddie64

Thank you both.

Thoughts on this? Bigger SSD, different motherboard and just over budget.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £299.98
• 1 x Corsair Force MP600 CORE XT REV2 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRS-04681) = £129.95
• 1 x MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03372) = £119.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM650e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-06103) = £79.99

Total: £1,037.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Tetras]

different motherboard

The Nitro is a good balance between features and price, but it isn't anything special, so I wouldn't be bothered about waiting for it.

That board (MSI B650M Gaming Plus) has a good variety of USB ports, VRM looks fine, but it doesn't declare PCI-E 4.0 graphics (officially B650 is not supposed to have it, unofficially some appear to).

Bigger SSD

Corsair have a bazillion models, which makes it hard to keep track, but I believe that's a QLC model. Rated endurance is 450 TB written for the 2TB capacity which strongly suggests it is. Prices are climbing rapidly on these, which makes comparisons difficult, but Team's G70 Pro is rated for 1480 TB written (in the 2TB capacity), so I'd go with that for the same price.

Corsair's RMe doesn't have the best reputation of late, have been issues with DOAs/early failures and QA reported.

 

[GinG]

The Nitro is a good balance between features and price, but it isn't anything special, so I wouldn't be bothered about waiting for it.

That board (MSI B650M Gaming Plus) has a good variety of USB ports, VRM looks fine, but it doesn't declare PCI-E 4.0 graphics (officially B650 is not supposed to have it, unofficially some appear to).


Corsair have a bazillion models, which makes it hard to keep track, but I believe that's a QLC model. Rated endurance is 450 TB written for the 2TB capacity which strongly suggests it is. Prices are climbing rapidly on these, which makes comparisons difficult, but Team's G70 Pro is rated for 1480 TB written (in the 2TB capacity), so I'd go with that for the same price.

Corsair's RMe doesn't have the best reputation of late, have been issues with DOAs/early failures and QA reported.

Thanks, any other particular board for the money??

Maybe the sapphire pulse?

 

[Tetras]

Thanks, any other particular board for the money??

Maybe the sapphire pulse?

I like the Pulse, but it doesn't declare PCI-E 5.0 graphics either and the USB ports look lower spec than the Gaming Plus you were looking at. Also no Type-C on the rear I/O, if you care about that.

 

[GinG]

I like the Pulse, but it doesn't declare PCI-E 5.0 graphics either and the USB ports look lower spec than the Gaming Plus you were looking at. Also no Type-C on the rear I/O, if you care about that.

What would you suggest that is in stock?

 

[Tetras]

What would you suggest that is in stock?

If you don't care about PCI-E 5.0 graphics, then the one you suggested is fine, the B650M Gaming Plus (or the B850M Pulse, albeit with less USB 3.x ports).

B850M DS3H has PCI-E 5.0 graphics, but note the limited USB (and other connectivity) on the rear and no WIFI/BT.

Personally, I would decide based on how tight your budget is. If the budget needs to be kept under strict control then I'd just get the Sapphire B650-E in your original spec for £100, since that leaves you a few tenners that could be put to good use on the PSU and SSD (or a 5060 Ti, if you go the nvidia way).

But, if the budget is not that tight, OR you plan on keeping this a long while with CPU+GPU upgrades in mind, I'd only get a board with confirmed PCI-E 5.0 graphics and a decent VRM (e.g. the next X3D, 10800X3D is expected to have 12 cores).

Snag is, there's really nothing I can see that would be suitable in stock at OCUK. The Nitro was the best option

The B850 of the board you suggested (B850M Gaming Plus) ticks most of the boxes, but that's white, which I assume you don't want?

 

[GinG]

If you don't care about PCI-E 5.0 graphics, then the one you suggested is fine, the B650M Gaming Plus (or the B850M Pulse, albeit with less USB 3.x ports).

B850M DS3H has PCI-E 5.0 graphics, but note the limited USB (and other connectivity) on the rear and no WIFI/BT.

Personally, I would decide based on how tight your budget is. If the budget needs to be kept under strict control then I'd just get the Sapphire B650-E in your original spec for £100, since that leaves you a few tenners that could be put to good use on the PSU and SSD (or a 5060 Ti, if you go the nvidia way).

But, if the budget is not that tight, OR you plan on keeping this a long while with CPU+GPU upgrades in mind, I'd only get a board with confirmed PCI-E 5.0 graphics and a decent VRM (e.g. the next X3D, 10800X3D is expected to have 12 cores).

Snag is, there's really nothing I can see that would be suitable in stock at OCUK. The Nitro was the best option

The B850 of the board you suggested (B850M Gaming Plus) ticks most of the boxes, but that's white, which I assume you don't want?

I think just to get into gaming again I’m going to go with original mobo.

Going to pull plug on this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £299.98
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM650e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-06103) = £80.00
• 1 x Team Group G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02618) = £129.94
• 1 x Sapphire B650M-E (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05695) = £99.95

Total: £1,017.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[mickyflinn]

Are you sticking with the stock cooler that comes with the 7600 ?

 

[Space Monkey]

I think just to get into gaming again I’m going to go with original mobo.

Going to pull plug on this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £299.98
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM650e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-06103) = £80.00
• 1 x Team Group G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02618) = £129.94
• 1 x Sapphire B650M-E (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05695) = £99.95

Total: £1,017.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

Nice build, though can you change the PSU? There's better available, it's not that reliable

 

[Gray2233]

I think just to get into gaming again I’m going to go with original mobo.

Going to pull plug on this:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-02961) = £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £160.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £55.00
• 1 x Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-05179) = £299.98
• 1 x CORSAIR RMe Series RM650e Fully Modular ATX 3.1 Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-06103) = £80.00
• 1 x Team Group G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02618) = £129.94
• 1 x Sapphire B650M-E (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-SPR-05695) = £99.95

Total: £1,017.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

That's a well refined build but I'd not touch the RMe, they've had a history of failures since Corsair changed OEM a little over a year back. That and spending £80 on a 650W budget (gold) PSU is ridiculous, Corsair need their heads tested.

I'd trust either of the following more:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
• 1 x MSI MAG A650BN UK PSU 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £42.99

Total: £155.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Either save and deal with non-modular, or spend more for a better modular PSU with more upgrade potential due to power output.

 

[GinG]

Nice build, though can you change the PSU? There's better available, it's not that reliable

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/137fb87d9455257b6074a2fa853005ca

Any better?

 

[GinG]

That's a well refined build but I'd not touch the RMe, they've had a history of failures since Corsair changed OEM a little over a year back. That and spending £80 on a 650W budget (gold) PSU is ridiculous, Corsair need their heads tested.

I'd trust either of the following more:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
• 1 x MSI MAG A650BN UK PSU 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (SKU: POW-MSI-03345) = £42.99

Total: £155.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

Either save and deal with non-modular, or spend more for a better modular PSU with more upgrade potential due to power output.

Thnaks

What about this PSU? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aero...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-23s-ae.html

 

[Space Monkey]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cart/restore/137fb87d9455257b6074a2fa853005ca

Any better?

Wouldn't touch that either personally, you had the Phanteks in your basket earlier on in this thread, that's a decent option

 

[Gray2233]

Thnaks

What about this PSU? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aero...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-23s-ae.html

I honestly wouldn't buy any Aerocool PSU's, some aren't terrible but I wouldn't say any are good vs similarly priced competition.